App Directory
Jira
Learn about Tempest’s Jira integration capabilities and supported resources.
Jira is a project management tool developed by Atlassian for issue tracking, bug tracking, and agile project management. The Jira App in Tempest enables comprehensive management of Jira projects and components through our platform.
For detailed information about each resource, see the Resources section below.
Tempest uses API Token authentication to orchestrate and manage Jira resources. This requires:
Authentication
API Token
Ensure your API token has appropriate permissions for all resources you plan
to manage through Tempest.
- Email address
- API Token
- Jira Site URL (eg:
https://my_instance.atlassian.net)
How to get a Jira API Token
How to get a Jira API Token
1
Generate API Token
Generate an Atlassian API Token from your Atlassian account.
2
Access Recipes
Navigate to Recipes in Tempest and create or select a recipe.
3
Add Jira Resource
Add a new Jira resource or select an existing Jira resource in your recipe.
4
Link Credentials
Click “Add credentials” then “+Link credentials.”
5
Select Authentication Method
Select “API Token.”
6
Name Credentials
Enter a credential name for identification.
7
Enter Email
Input the email address associated with your Atlassian account.
8
Enter API Token
Input your Atlassian API token.
9
Enter Site URL
Input your Jira Cloud site URL (e.g., https://your-domain.atlassian.net).
10
Complete Connection
Click “Connect.”
Resources
Component
Create, import, and manage components within Jira projects. Components help you categorize and group issues within a project, making it easier to track and manage work across different functional areas or modules. Configuration options:- Project (required): The project this component is in
- Name (required): The name of the component
- Description: The description of the component
- Lead Account ID: The account ID of the component’s lead user
- Assignee Type: How issues are assigned when created with this component
- PROJECT_LEAD: Assign to the project lead
- COMPONENT_LEAD: Assign to the component lead
- UNASSIGNED: Leave unassigned
- PROJECT_DEFAULT: Use the project’s default assignment
- Name: The name of the component
- Description: The description of the component
- Lead: The username of the component’s lead user
- Assignee Type: The type of assignee for issues
- Project Key: The key of the project this component belongs to
- Issues URL: The URL to view issues filtered by this component in Jira
Project
Projects are import-only resources available in Jira that represent a collection of tasks that represent development work for a given product or service. Tempest can import projects into your service catalog to centralize management. Properties:- Key: The project key, which is a short identifier found in the Jira UI
- Name: The name of the Jira project
- Description: The description of the Jira project
- Project Type Key: The type of the project (e.g., ‘software’, ‘business’)
- Simplified: Whether the project is a simplified project
- Style: The style of the project (e.g., ‘classic’, ‘next-gen’)
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